International Business & Intellectual Property Law
With extensive experience working with businesses across international markets, I support startups, founders, and established companies with business and intellectual property matters. My work combines business experience with specialist knowledge of intellectual property law, helping businesses understand their position, identify potential risks, and make informed decisions about their business and IP.
I specialise in intellectual property in relation to artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, helping businesses understand the opportunities and challenges these technologies present and consider appropriate strategies for protecting their intellectual property.
Key areas include:
International Business Legal Strategy
International Business Legal Strategy brings together strategic business thinking and intellectual property knowledge to help startups, founders, and established businesses understand the legal considerations involved in operating across borders.
Key areas include:
- Global Market Entry & Expansion: Understanding the legal and regulatory considerations involved in entering new international markets, including business structures, local requirements, and cross-border arrangements.
- Intellectual Property Strategy: Developing strategies to identify, manage, and protect trademarks, copyrights, patents, and other intellectual property across international markets.
- Contracts & Commercial Arrangements: Helping businesses understand the key intellectual property and commercial considerations within contracts, partnerships, licensing arrangements, and other international business relationships.
- Cross-Border Risk Considerations: Identifying potential legal, regulatory, intellectual property, and operational issues that may affect international business activities.
- Strategic Decision Support: Helping business leaders consider legal and intellectual property issues alongside their wider commercial strategy when making important business decisions.
This service is particularly relevant to businesses looking to expand internationally, protect and develop their intellectual property, and understand the legal considerations affecting their commercial activities, including businesses working with artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.
International Intellectual Property
International Intellectual Property consultancy helps startups, founders, and established businesses understand, manage, and develop their intellectual property across multiple jurisdictions. I help businesses identify their IP assets and consider strategies for protecting and using them effectively as they grow internationally.
Key areas include:
- Trademark Strategy: International trademark strategy, including identifying appropriate protection and considering registration and brand protection across relevant markets.
- Copyright & Design Rights: Helping businesses understand how copyright and design rights may apply to creative works, product designs, software, and other assets.
- Patent Strategy: Supporting businesses in understanding patent considerations and developing strategies around inventions and technological innovations.
- IP Portfolio Management: Helping businesses identify, organise, and strategically manage their intellectual property assets.
- Licensing & Commercialisation: Exploring opportunities to use intellectual property through licensing, collaborations, partnerships, and other commercial arrangements.
- IP Risk & Dispute Considerations: Identifying potential intellectual property risks and helping businesses consider appropriate strategies when concerns or disputes arise.
This service is particularly relevant to businesses looking to expand internationally, protect and develop their intellectual property, and use IP strategically to support commercial growth, including businesses working with artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.
International Commercial, Regulatory, and Risk Management Guidance
This service supports startups, founders, and established businesses in dealing with the challenging legal, regulatory, and operational sector of international business. By combining commercial insight with regulatory guidance and risk management, I help businesses make informed decisions, operate compliantly, and minimise exposure to potential challenges.
Key aspects include:
- Structuring Partnerships and Joint Ventures: Advising on the legal and commercial structure for collaborations, alliances, and cross-border business partnerships.
- Regulatory Compliance: Guidance on meeting local and international regulatory requirements, including industry-specific standards, reporting obligations, and cross-border trade laws.
- Risk Identification and Mitigation: Assessing potential legal, operational, and commercial risks in international operations and providing strategies to minimise exposure.
- Contractual Safeguards: Ensuring agreements, licensing, and commercial arrangements protect your business interests while maintaining compliance.
- Strategic Decision Support: Integrating commercial, regulatory, and risk considerations into your business strategy for confident and sustainable international growth.
This service is ideal for businesses seeking secure, compliant, and strategically sound operations across multiple jurisdictions, while protecting assets and mitigating risk, including companies operating in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.
Workshops
I run webinar series and training programmes focused on international business and intellectual property. Sessions cover topics such as cross-border business strategy, IP protection and management, regulatory considerations, and risk awareness. The sessions provide knowledge and insights which businesses can apply to their own activities, helping teams better understand international business and intellectual property issues.
Webinars and Training
I run webinar series and training programmes focused on international business and intellectual property. Sessions cover topics such as cross-border business strategy, IP protection and management, regulatory considerations, and risk awareness.
The sessions provide practical knowledge and insights that businesses can apply to their own activities, helping teams better understand international business and intellectual property issues.
Previous Projects
Here are examples of consultancy work I have undertaken:
- Supporting startup founders with international partnerships and joint ventures
- Working with leadership teams on international business and operational strategy
- Supporting business owners with intellectual property strategy and protection
- Helping a startup refine its business model and prepare for international market entry
Current Projects
- Supporting startups and professionals working in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, with a focus on intellectual property and business strategy
Testimonial
The entire process of securing the UK Trademark for Mini Me Yoga, from start to finish, was professional and efficient. Nancy guided me step by step through online meetings, ensuring I clearly understood my options without getting bogged down in the details. I would highly recommend Nancy Steidl to anyone seeking expert support through this process.
Dr Kate Bartram Brown PhD
Testimonial
Nancy has been instrumental in providing our start-up with comprehensive legal contracts, including shareholder agreements and documentation for our online retail business. She ensured each contract was clear, thorough, and tailored to our needs, while patiently guiding us through any questions and helping us fully understand the legal implications. We highly recommend Nancy to any business seeking expertly drafted contracts and reliable legal support to protect and grow their business.
Geeta Rani
Testimonial
Working with Nancy was invaluable for Taylingual in securing our US trademark. She carefully prepared all the necessary documentation and walked us through every step of the process, ensuring we fully understood the requirements and implications. Thanks to her guidance and meticulous support, our application was successful, and Taylingual now has strong trademark protection in the US.
Judy Taylor
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Business & Intellectual Property Law Consultancy?
Business & Intellectual Property Law consultancy brings together practical business strategy and specialist intellectual property knowledge to help businesses understand the legal and commercial considerations affecting their activities.
This can include intellectual property strategy, international business considerations, contracts and commercial arrangements, risk awareness, and strategic decision-making. The aim is to help businesses understand their position, identify potential issues, and make informed decisions about their business and intellectual property.
How Can Business & Intellectual Property Law Consultancy Benefit My Company?
Business and Intellectual Property Law consultancy can help your company better understand the legal and commercial considerations affecting your business and intellectual property.
This can support better decision-making, help identify potential risks, strengthen your IP strategy, and provide greater clarity when entering new markets, developing partnerships, or working with new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.
What Types of Organisations Do You Work With?
I work with a wide range of organisations, including startups, founder-led companies and established international businesses, my consultancy services are tailored to meet the unique legal, strategic, and intellectual property needs of each business, regardless of size, industry, or international scope.
Can You Provide Examples of Your Previous Consultancy Projects?
Certainly. Some examples include:
- Advising startup founders on national and international market entry and cross-border business structuring.
- Assisting technology startups, including those in AI and robotics, with IP strategy and legal considerations.
- Helping businesses establish joint ventures and strategic partnerships across multiple jurisdictions
How Do I Get Started with Your Consultancy Services?
To get started, you can contact me to discuss your business’s specific needs, goals, and intellectual property considerations. We will arrange an initial consultation to understand your challenges, assess opportunities, and determine how my services can best support your business. From there, we will develop a tailored plan addressing your unique legal, strategic, and commercial requirements.